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Hapag-Lloyd locks in African terminal capacity with DP World. Hapag-Lloyd has struck a long-term agreement with DP World covering terminal capacity and port infrastructure across five African markets as the German carrier builds its presence on the continent. The deal will give Hapag-Lloyd long-term terminal capacity at DP World facilities in Dakar, Senegal; Luanda, Angola; and Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. The companies will also support the development of port infrastructure at Banana in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Maputo in Mozambique. Hapag-Lloyd expects its African transport volumes to exceed 1m teu this year and said securing sufficient terminal capacity is central to expanding its network across the continent. The agreement forms part of the carrier's broader terminal strategy, which combines long-term access agreements with third-party terminal operators and expansion of its own portfolio through Hanseatic Global Terminals. Covering the global ports scene via our dedicated network of correspondents from across the globe. Tianjin moves to unlock two-way 300,000 dwt access. Argentina clears puerto las palmas for commercial operations. Neri and Nova Marine take control of Livorno bulk terminal. Delaware breaks ground on $669m container terminal. More boxes overboard: cargo securing is a chain of responsibility. September 15, 2026

Hapag Lloyd secures African terminal capacity with DP World as volumes top 1m TEU. 14 September 2026 Estimated reading time: 3 minutes Hapag Lloyd is expanding its terminal partnership with DP World across five African markets as the German container carrier prepares for its transport volumes on the continent to exceed 1 million TEU in 2026. The agreement will secure long term terminal capacity for Hapag Lloyd in Dakar, Senegal, Luanda, Angola, and Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. The companies will also cooperate on new and expanded port infrastructure in Banana in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Maputo in Mozambique. The move gives Hapag Lloyd greater certainty over terminal access as its African container business grows, while linking that growth to planned infrastructure investment at several strategically located ports. Capacity secured across key African gateways. Africa has become an increasingly important market within Hapag Lloyd's global network. The carrier said it expects to handle more than 1 million TEU across the continent during 2026. Securing terminal capacity ahead of further volume growth can help reduce one of the practical constraints facing expanding liner networks. More ships and services have limited value if the ports serving them cannot provide sufficient berth, yard and landside capacity. The expanded DP World agreement is intended to provide that foundation across West, Central, East and Southern Africa. Dakar serves as an important West African gateway, while Luanda provides access to Angola's growing economy. Dar es Salaam is a major entry point for Tanzania and landlocked markets in East and Central Africa. Banana and Maputo add infrastructure development to the partnership rather than simply securing capacity at existing facilities. Hapag Lloyd targets scalable African network. Hapag Lloyd CEO Rolf Habben Jansen said the carrier sees significant long term potential across Africa but requires infrastructure capable of growing alongside customer demand. "Africa is one of Hapag Lloyd's most important growth markets, and we see significant long term potential across the continent," Habben Jansen said. He said reliable infrastructure, adequate terminal capacity and a network capable of scaling with customers were necessary to support that expansion. The agreement does not mean Hapag Lloyd is concentrating its African terminal strategy solely around DP World. The carrier said it intends to maintain relationships with a diversified portfolio of terminal operators to preserve competitive and flexible access to ports and landside infrastructure. HGT expansion continues alongside DP World deal. At the same time, Hapag Lloyd is continuing to develop its own terminal interests through Hanseatic Global Terminals, or HGT. That creates two parallel tracks in the carrier's terminal strategy. Hapag Lloyd can secure capacity through long term agreements with major operators such as DP World while building direct terminal exposure through HGT. For shippers and forwarders, the practical impact will depend on how quickly capacity and infrastructure improvements translate into vessel schedules, terminal productivity and landside connections. The inclusion of Banana and Maputo is particularly notable because the cooperation extends beyond allocating existing terminal slots. It ties Hapag Lloyd's expected cargo growth to additional African port infrastructure, positioning capacity development alongside the carrier's expanding service network. DISCLAIMER: "Breakbulk.News publishes editorial content, including news, features and press releases supplied by third-party companies, institutions and PR agencies. Third parties who submit material to us are solely responsible for ensuring that all text, images, logos and other content they provide are accurate and that they hold all necessary rights, licences and permissions for news use. By submitting content to Breakbulk.News, contributors represent and warrant that their material does not infringe the rights (including copyright and related rights) of any third party and agree to indemnify Breakbulk.News respecting any claims arising from their submissions. human-edited, AI-assist. If you believe any content on our site infringes your rights, please contact us at [email protected] with full details and we will investigate promptly. Breakbulk.News is a Trademark of Breakbulk News & Media B.V. in The Netherlands."

Rijeka Gateway establishes cooperation with huge shipping companies. September the 13th, 2026 - In its first year of commercial operation, Rijeka Gateway has successfully established cooperation with the two largest shipping companies in the world, Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd. Sinisa Malus reports for Poslovni that the terminal has received more than a thousand trains and over 80 thousand trucks since opening, and the current ratio of cargo transport from the terminal is 42 percent by rail and 58 percent by road. Rijeka Gateway is the technologically most advanced container terminal in this part of Europe, in the first year since the start of commercial operations has created a team of 422 employees, raised the terminal to a high level of operational excellence required by the global APM Terminals network, received over 100 ships and handled more than 370 thousand TEU of cargo. Additionally, the terminal has strengthened Rijeka's logistical position between large Asian ports and the Mediterranean within the Gemini shipping network, and new logistical routes have been opened so that Rijeka is connected by regular rail links with Serbia, Hungary and Austria, as well as with important ports on the Adriatic and in Italy, it was highlighted at a press conference organised on the occasion of the first anniversary of commercial operations of Rijeka Gateway. In the first year of commercial operations, Rijeka Gateway successfully established cooperation with the two largest shipping companies in the world, Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd, both of which use this terminal as their transhipment hub for import and export cargo from Italy. Rijeka Gateway has additionally confirmed its role as a regional logistical hub for container traffic within the Adriatic and is currently the only terminal on the Adriatic that performs this type of operations within the Gemini network. Information indicates that the lowland railway project has finally received the long-desired "acceleration", which is necessary due to the new phase of development of the Rijeka terminal. Rijeka Gateway has also confirmed its role as a regional logistical hub for container traffic within the Adriatic and is currently the only terminal on the Adriatic that performs this type of operations within the Gemini network - an operational cooperation between the companies Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd, which covers seven main global trade routes and serves to accelerate and optimise traffic, and Rijeka Gateway is a key port of call within the Gemini cooperation on the line connecting large Asian ports with the Mediterranean. Thus Rijeka is additionally connected with Trieste, Venice, Ravenna and Ancona. Three ships currently arrive at Rijeka Gateway weekly: one mother vessel on the Asia-Europe service and two smaller feeder vessels. The introduction of an additional feeder service for Ploče and Durrës is expected soon. The terminal has also started parallel operations, which means that two smaller feeder vessels, around 150 metres in length, can be berthed in parallel at the terminal, and operations on them take place in parallel, which enables better utilisation of the operational quay, shorter waiting times for ships and greater efficiency of terminal operations. Discover more Celebrities & Entertainment News Beaches & Islands Hidden Gem Tours "Rijeka has always had a vision and the port has always been the one that carried new development moments. We are striving for the connection of the Port of Rijeka with a double-track railway to go as quickly as possible, and for the container terminals to get an exit with the most efficient part of extracting traffic from the port. This port is not only a local and national interest, it has always been a European hub, and Rijeka Gateway contributes precisely to such positioning of Rijeka," said Nina Perko, Director of the Maritime Administration in the Ministry of the Sea, Transport and Infrastructure. Denis Vukorepa, Director of the Port Authority of Rijeka, recalled that thanks to Rijeka Gateway the total container traffic in the Port of Rijeka in the first six months of this year increased by 66 percent, and total traffic by around 40 percent. "A year ago here we spoke about what Rijeka Gateway would mean for Rijeka, Croatia and this transport route. Today we see concrete results. In less than a year the terminal has received its hundredth ship, opened more than 420 new jobs and confirmed that Rijeka is once again strongly written on the map of European and world logistical flows. Rijeka Gateway represents the foundation for the further development of the port and an important step forward for the economy of Rijeka and Croatia," said Denis Vukorepa, Director of the Port Authority of Rijeka. "Rijeka has always been connected with the port, the port is part of our identity and part of our future. That is why it is important to us that our port is competitive, well connected with European and world markets. We are especially pleased that the development of the terminal brings new jobs, new knowledge, and especially opportunities for young people and the fact that young people can build their knowledge and experience right in our city. We want a Rijeka that develops, attracts such investments, creates new opportunities, new jobs, but a city in which development takes place with respect for space and the quality of life of our citizens," emphasised Vedran Vivoda, Deputy Mayor of the City of Rijeka. The terminal has received more than a thousand trains and over 80 thousand trucks since opening, and the current ratio of cargo transport from the terminal is 42 percent by rail and 58 percent by road. During the first year of terminal operations, more than 92 thousand hours of education and professional training were invested in employee development. This was preceded by an intensive period of learning and preparation, during which in 2025, ahead of the terminal's launch, 130 thousand hours of education were recorded. "When Total Croatia Wine draw a line under the first year of operations, I must say that I am most proud of three things. The first is its team of 422 employees, and that a young team considering that the average age of employees is 35 years, but also a team in which 20 percent are women, employed in almost all functions and levels of management. In Rijeka, and even in the wider region, such a technologically advanced terminal did not exist, its jobs and processes are special and very complex, so building a team that can compete at that level with the best terminals is a source of pride not only for all of Total Croatia Wine at Rijeka Gateway, but also for Rijeka and the whole of Croatia. The second are the new logistical corridors with which Total Croatia Wine has connected Rijeka with the region, which is a great value that its terminal has brought. The third is that Total Croatia Wine has continued to carefully monitor its impact on the environment and the community with the goal of being a good neighbour to the citizens of Rijeka. Total Croatia Wine has successfully certified the environmental management system according to the ISO 14001:2015 standard, confirming its commitment to environmental protection, and Total Croatia Wine continuously communicate with the local community on all topics related to the quality of life of citizens," said Peter Corfitsen, President of the Management Board of Rijeka Gateway. The terminal has received more than a thousand trains and over 80 thousand trucks since opening, and the current ratio of cargo transport from the terminal is 42 percent by rail and 58 percent by road. The entry and exit process for truck transport is fully digitised, which speeds up the truck processing process and reduces waiting times, which reduces the burden on traffic and pollution. The average truck time is around 15 minutes, and the shortest achieved truck processing time is ten minutes, and that on a day when more than 500 trucks were processed. It is clear that the main limitation remains the railway. In this year little has changed. Nevertheless, information indicates that the project has finally received the long-desired "acceleration", primarily bureaucratic. The project practically languished unprepared for years, only to receive the necessary acceleration in the past year. Processes have been moved from a standstill, so it is still to be expected that by the middle of the next decade Total Croatia Wine will finally see the realisation of that project. "By handling 370 thousand TEU of cargo Total Croatia Wine has significantly raised the total capacity of the Port of Rijeka and Total Croatia Wine is rapidly approaching the numbers Total Croatia Wine planned - and that is to reach a handling of 650 thousand TEU, and then in the second phase one million TEU. During the first year of operations Rijeka Gateway maintained a high level of operational reliability, with 98 percent availability of port equipment and 99 percent availability of key systems on the operational quay and storage areas, which is at the level of the best terminals. For the full potential of the terminal, the planned increase in the capacity of rail traffic will be key and here Total Croatia Wine welcome the activities of the Government of the Republic of Croatia. Total Croatia Wine will continue to invest in the local community, especially through cooperation with the Faculty of Maritime Studies and the University of Rijeka, through various scholarship and education programmes, but also through donation programmes aimed at Rijeka kindergartens and primary schools," concluded Tomislav Rosandić, Member of the Management Board of Rijeka Gateway. the fields marked with * are required | Email: * | / | | First name: | / | | Last name: | / | | Gender: | Male Female | | Country: | / | | Birthday: | / | | / |